Amata marjana Stauder, 1913 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amata marjana Stauder, 1913

Amata marjana Stauder, 1913

Amata kruegeri (Ragusa's nine-spotted moth) is an erebid moth found in southern and eastern Europe, whose larvae eat various low-growing plants.

Family
Genus
Amata
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Amata marjana Stauder, 1913

Amata kruegeri, commonly known as Ragusa's nine-spotted moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Emile Enrico Ragusa in 1904. It can be found in southern and eastern Europe. The larvae of this moth feed on a variety of low-growing plants, including species from the genera Plantago, Rumex, Galium, and Taraxacum.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Amata

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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